Aggies win Big 12 tournament on Collazo’s game-winning homer

OKLAHOMA CITY – Texas A&M is turning Bricktown Ballpark into its home away from Olsen Field.
The Aggies, before a partisan crowd, defeated Missouri 10-9 on Sunday afternoon in 10 innings to win the Big 12 tournament. A&M, which sprinted through the double-elimination tournament undefeated, overcame a 6-0 early deficit to earn their second consecutive league tournament title.
A&M won the tournament on Andrew Collazo’s 10th-inning homer, and he was mobbed at home plate by his ecstatic teammates. A year ago, A&M’s Brodie Greene won the tournament with a game-winning homer.
They also received news early in Sunday’s contest they will host an NCAA tournament regional later this week at Olsen Field, and Sunday’s victory also buoyed their chances for a top eight national seed, meaning they would play host to a super regional if necessary.
The Aggies will now return to College Station for Monday’s NCAA tournament selection show. The Tigers (27-32) had squeezed into the eight-team league tournament, and then with three victories in four games – including two over top-seeded Texas – became the first eight seed to play in the title game.
The Aggies will shift gears into the NCAA tournament without their ace, John Stilson, who was diagnosed with a torn labrum on Saturday and is lost for the season.